Trading Plans for TUE. 3/12/24 – Don’t Count This Precarious Rally Out, Yet (Day 3)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 3/12/24 As we have been publishing for the last few days: “Bears need to be patient and not jump the gun, as any hasty shorts could prove to be choking in another bear trap”. Last Friday’s NFP numbers showed that Powell’s unexpected dovish tone on Thursday could (more…)

Trading Plans for WED. 2/21/24 – Fed Minutes to Show their Sticky Inflation Concerns?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for WED. 2/21/24 Today’s Fed Minutes release to potentially give clues to the markets as to how concerned the Fed is about inflation getting persistent. Last week’s PPI reinforced the latest “stickier inflation” story. As per our trading plans published on Friday, 2/9/24: “4975 is the immediate support level, (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 2/20/24 – Stickier Inflation Quashing Rate-cut Hopes, Yet? (Day 5)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 2/20/24 Last week’s PPI reinforced the latest “stickier inflation” story. As per our trading plans published on Friday, 2/9/24: “4975 is the immediate support level, and 5027 is the next main resistance level to watch for”. On that day, The index closed at 5026.62 – just under (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 2/16/24 – Stickier Inflation Quashing Rate-cut Hopes, Yet? (Day 4)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 2/16/24 This morning’s PPI reinforces the latest “stickier inflation” story. As per our trading plans published on Friday, 2/9/24: “4975 is the immediate support level, and 5027 is the next main resistance level to watch for”. On that day, The index closed at 5026.62 – just under (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 2/15/24 – Sticky Inflation Quashing Rate-cut Hopes, Yet? (Day 3)

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 2/15/24 As per our trading plans published on Friday, 2/9/24: “4975 is the immediate support level, and 5027 is the next main resistance level to watch for”. On that day, The index closed at 5026.62 – just under 0.4 points away from that level. After closing below (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 2/13/24 – Sticky Inflation Quashing Rate-cut Hopes

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 2/13/24 As per our trading plans published on Friday, 2/9/24: “4975 is the immediate support level, and 5027 is the next main resistance level to watch for”. On that day, The index closed at 5026.62 – just under 0.4 points away from that level. Following the hotter-than-expected (more…)

Trading Plans for FRI. 01/12 – Market Attention Shifting from Inflation to Earnings

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for FRI. 01/12 This morning’s muted PPI numbers made inflation less of a worry for the markets, and now the attention is shifting to the earnings season. The banks’ earnings announced so far today have been anything but exuberant, mostly due to regulatory charges. The earnings announcements next week (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 01/11 – Hotter Inflation Impacting Corporate Earnings, Yet?

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 01/11 This morning’s hotter-than-expected inflation numbers would be tempering the rate-cut expectations. The higher CPI numbers followed the stronger-than-expected Non Farm Payrolls number which was already stoking the stickier-than-anticipated inflation concerns anew. The earnings-season that is going to kick off tomorrow in earnest could show if the (more…)

Trading Plans for THU. 11/16 – Short Squeeze or FOMO Rally? Sustainable? Day 6

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for THU. 11/16 The precarious rally started post-FOMC has gained additional momentum with this week’s tame inflation numbers. As we have been publishing for the last one week: “Our models indicate 4385 as the immediate resistance, followed by 4415 as the main resistance for the bulls to overcome”. The (more…)

Trading Plans for TUE. 11/14 – Precarious Rally Accelerating Into a FOMO Rally? Day 5

S&P 500 INDEX MODEL TRADING PLANS for TUE. 11/14 The precarious rally started post-FOMC has gained additional momentum with this morning’s tame CPI numbers. As we have been publishing for the last one week: “Our models indicate 4385 as the immediate resistance, followed by 4415 as the main resistance for the bulls to overcome”. The (more…)